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Early New Persian Persian ( ), also known by its endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoke ...

there are two long vowels "ē" and "ī" which are both shown by the

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letter "ی". Their distinction is lost in western varieties of Persian (spoken in Iran), but more or less preserved in eastern varieties (spoken in Afghanistan and Central Asia). (

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: Cemşîd, , ), also spelled as ''Jamshed'', ''Jamshid'', Jamshaid, ''Jamsheed'', ''Cemşid'', ''Jamshet'', or ''Jamset'', is a Persian

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given name. It is a common name in

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. It may refer to the following:

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* Jamshid Shah Miri (died 1343), second Sultan of Kashmir *

Jamshid Jamshid () (, ''Jamshēd''; Middle- and New Persian: جم, ''Jam''), also known as ''Yima'' (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 ''Yima''; Persian/Pashto: یما ''Yama''), is the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to ' ...

, Iranian mythical king *

Jamshid Amouzegar Jamshid Amouzegar (‎; 25 June 1923 – 27 September 2016) was an Iranian economist, politician, and the prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 until his resignation on 27 August 1978. Prior to that, he served as the minister of interior a ...

(1923–2016), Iranian politician *

Jamshed Ansari Jamshed Ansari () (31 December 1942 in Saharanpur – 24 August 2005 in Karachi) was a Pakistani film, television and radio actor. He is remembered for his numerous performances on both radio and television, including as Safdar in the radio p ...

(1942–2005), Pakistani film actor * Jamshed Anwar (born 1974), Pakistani footballer * Jamshid Behnam (1928–2021), Iranian writer *

Jamshed Bharucha Jamshed Bharucha is an Indian-American cognitive neuroscientist who has served in leadership roles in higher education in the United States and in India. Bharucha is the founding vice chancellor emeritus of Sai University, Chennai, and was pre ...

(born 1956), Indian-American educator *

Jamshed Dasti Jamshed Dasti (; born 15 February 1972) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 2008 and 2018 and win elections in 2023 for National Assembly of Pakistan from NA 175 as an independent candida ...

(born 1972), Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan *

Jamshid Delshad Jamshid "Jimmy" Delshad () is an Iranian-American politician in the state of California. He became Mayor of Beverly Hills on March 21, 2007 when he was sworn in by Fred Hayman, and again on March 16, 2010. He is the first Iranian-American to hol ...

(born 1940), Iranian-American politician * Jamshid Giunashvili (1931–2017), Georgian linguist, Iranologist, researcher, author, and diplomat *

Jamshyd Godrej Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej is an Indian industrialist and member of the Godrej family, currently serving as managing director and chairman of Godrej & Boyce, the holding company of the Godrej group. Godrej & Boyce is a diversified business with a ...

, billionaire Indian industrialist *

Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet, (15 July 1783 – 14 April 1859), also spelt Jeejeebhoy or Jeejebhoy, was an Indian merchant and philanthropist. He made a huge fortune in cotton and the opium trade with China. Early life and business ...

(1783–1859), Indian merchant and philanthropist *

Jamshid Kashani Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī (or al-Kāshānī) ( ''Ghiyās-ud-dīn Jamshīd Kāshānī'') (c. 1380 Kashan, Iran – 22 June 1429 Samarkand, Transoxiana) was a Persian astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane. ...

(c. 1380 – 1429), Iranian medieval mathematician *

Jamshid Karimov Jamshid Karimov (, ; born 1967) is an investigative journalist in Uzbekistan. He has been a prominent critic of the administration of Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan, who was his uncle. Jamshid Karimov has spent many years in detention ...

(born 1967), Uzbek journalist *

Jamshid Maharramov Jamshid Maharramov (; born 4 August 1983) is a former Azerbaijani footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Club In August 2013, Maharramov signed for Ravan Baku from Kəpəz, moving to Adanaspor in January 2015. Match-fixing allegations ...

(born 1983), Azerbaijani footballer *

Jamshid Momtaz Jamshid Momtaz (born 18 June 1942 in İzmir) is an Iranian jurist and academic. He earned his degree in public law at the Faculty of Law and Economy from University of Paris (1966). In 1968, he graduated from the Institut d'études politiques ...

(born 1949), Iranian academic *

Jamshid Nakhchivanski Jamshid Jafargulu oglu Nakhchivanski (; August 23, 1895 – August 26, 1938), also known as Jamshid Khan Nakhichevanski, was a Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commander. He rose to the rank of Combrig (equivalent to Brigadi ...

(1895–1938), Imperial Russian, Azerbaijani, and Soviet military commander *

Jamshid Nassiri Jamshid Yeganeh Nassiri (born 23 February 1959 in Khorramshahr) is an Iranian-Indian football manager and former footballer, who is currently the head coach of the Calcutta Premier Division side Calcutta FC. Nassiri is known for forming a success ...

(born 1959), Iranian footballer *

Jamshid Sharmahd Jamshid Sharmahd (; 23 March 1955 – 28 October 2024) was a German national and software engineer, based in Los Angeles, California. A permanent resident of the United States from 2003, Sharmahd had been targeted by the Iranian government for ...

(1955–2024), Iranian-German software engineer *

Jamsetji Tata Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate. He established the city of Jamshedpur. Born into a Zoroastrian Parsi family in ...

(1839–1904), Indian industrial pioneer *

Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Busaidi, (; 16 September 1929 – 30 December 2024) was a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar. He was deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution, after the United Kingdom gave up its British protector ...

(1929–2024), Sultan of Zanzibar *

Junaid Jamshed Junaid Jamshed Khan (3 September 1964 – 7 December 2016) was a Pakistani Islamic preacher, singer-songwriter and television personality. Jamshed first gained nationwide and international recognition as the vocalist of Vital Signs. Their ...

(1964–2016), Pakistani singer *

Nasir Jamshed Nasir Jamshed (; born 6 December 1989) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He represented Pakistan national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. He was a left-handed opening batsman. In February 2 ...

(born 1989), Pakistani cricketer *

Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("the Brave") was an Indian Army general officer who was the Chief of the army staff during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and ...

(1914–2008), Field Marshal of the Indian Army

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